Physicians per 1000 people in Pakistan
Pakistan: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.16 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.16
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
113th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 2021
All-time low
0.185
in 1960
Years of data
35
1960–2021
Physicians per 1000 people in Pakistan, 1960–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 1.16 for physicians per 1000 people in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Pakistan peaked at 1.16 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.185, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.185 | 0.185 | 0.185 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.2325 | 0.232 | 0.233 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3305 | 0.285 | 0.351 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5178 | 0.462 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6734 | 0.593 | 0.72 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8501 | 0.727 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 944.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 849 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 849 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Pakistan?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Pakistan was 1.16 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.185 in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Pakistan ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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